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Restauration arrives in New York Harbor from Norway, the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.
The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11.
The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission.
The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna.
An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital.
The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
The citizens of Munich hold the first Oktoberfest in celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Louis of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute.
The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.